Walgreens is suing the city of Stevens Point for what it says were excessive property taxes. City officials hope to settle with Walgreens soon.

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B.C. Kowalski
Stevens Point Journal Media

Walgreens is suing the city of Stevens Point and claiming the city improperly assessed its local store to overtax the drug store chain by at least $125,000 in recent years.

Walgreens has 226 stores in Wisconsin, including the store in question at 3301 Church St., a Walgreens representative said. In Stevens Point, the drug store giant is suing to have its taxes for 2010, 2011 and 2012 slashed, saying the city improperly taxed the company based on an inflated property value to the tune of $127,546 over those three years.

Mayor Andrew Halverson said the chain has pursued similar tactics in at least ...